Who invented the telephone number?

At present, it is generally believed that the telephone was invented by an Englishman, alexander bell, because he was the first person to obtain a patent for the invention of the telephone. However, in recent years, it is also controversial that the inventor of the telephone is actually antonio meucci. In 2002, the United States Congress passed a bill that recognized meucci as the father of the telephone.

When we were at school, the textbook thought that the telephone was invented by an Englishman, Bell. Bell studied sound since he was a child, and later he quit his job as a university professor to devote himself to the research and invention of telephone. At that time, besides Bell, many people were trying to realize the conversion between electrical signals and sound signals.

1875, inspired by the telegraph, Bell successfully manufactured the first telephone device. 1876, Bell obtained the telephone patent issued by the US Patent Office with this invention and research, and later, Bell founded the first telephone company.

However, some people say that Antonio Maucci is the "father of the telephone". Meucci is an Italian-American. He began to study the telephone from 1849. 1860, he successfully invented the long-distance telephone system, and an American newspaper also published meucci's achievements. His invention in Bibel was 15 years earlier.